05-23-2023, 05:20 PM
(05-23-2023, 02:53 PM)RoyTarpleysGhost Wrote: Why would you assume Mark Cuban is going to give Kyrie 4 years, $209 million?
He already said with the new CBA, "there is probably a number we have to walk away." We have no idea what that number is.
I will make a friendly bet with you we dont offer Kyrie the full $209 million. I'm not super confident but I find it unlikely.
I am optimistically thinking Kyrie might agree to a contract identical to Luka over the next 4 years. The pitch would be (1) Luka's the #1 here, and we don't pay someone else more than that, (2) we need to have a full team and payroll is capped under the new CBA.
Maybe that would work? I would certainly have that discussion with him and his agent. Let him be a part of building something in Dallas. Enjoy the advantages of a state with no state income tax and where there's no forced vax nonsense. His approach to life is really more like TX than NY or CA.
1st year 40,064,220, 3 years plus PO (3+1), total over 4 years is $178,063,200.